| Name
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Image
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Date
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Location
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County
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Ownership
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Description
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| Beaverdam Creek Swamp
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May 1974
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Madison
34°37′30″N 86°49′37″W / 34.62500°N 86.82694°W / 34.62500; -86.82694 (Beaver Creek Swamp)
|
Limestone
|
Federal (Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge)
|
A tupelo gum swamp in an unusual inland location.
|
| Cathedral Caverns
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|
June 1972
|
Grant
34°34′24″N 86°13′20″W / 34.57333°N 86.22222°W / 34.57333; -86.22222 (Cathedral Caverns)
|
Jackson
|
State
|
A 11,000 feet (3,400 m) long cave which includes Goliath, a 45 feet (14 m) stalagmite.
|
| Dismals Canyon
|
|
May 1974
|
Hackleburg
34°19′31″N 87°46′54″W / 34.32528°N 87.78167°W / 34.32528; -87.78167 (Dismals Canyon)
|
Franklin
|
Private
|
This sandstone gorge is one of few places worldwide where the dismalites (Orfelia fultoni) gather. Their bioluminescent glow can be seen on night tours in this 85-acre (340,000 m) natural conservatory.
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| Mobile Tensaw River Bottom Lands
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|
May 1974
|
Spanish Fort
30°45′15″N 87°56′32″W / 30.75417°N 87.94222°W / 30.75417; -87.94222 (Mobile Tensaw River Bottom Lands)
|
Baldwin, Mobile, and Washington
|
Mixed- federal, state, & private
|
The second largest river delta in the US, this 260,000-acre (1,100 km) site has a wide range of habitats and wildlife. The 200-mile (320 km) Bartam Canoe Trail goes through the delta.
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| Newsome Sinks Karst Area
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|
November 1973
|
Union Hill
34°26′27″N 86°35′50″W / 34.44083°N 86.59722°W / 34.44083; -86.59722 (Newsome Sinks Karst Area)
|
Morgan
|
Private
|
An area hollowed out by more than 40 caves, with over 50,000 feet (15,000 m) of known passages.
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| Red Mountain Expressway Cut
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|
November 1987
|
Birmingham
33°29′44″N 86°47′18″W / 33.49556°N 86.78833°W / 33.49556; -86.78833 (Red Mountain Expressway Cut)
|
Jefferson
|
Municipal (City of Birmingham)
|
Part of Red Mountain Park, this expressway cut through Red Mountain and exposes a rich view into geological history.
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| Shelta Cave
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|
October 1971
|
Huntsville
34°45′13″N 86°36′38″W / 34.75361°N 86.61056°W / 34.75361; -86.61056 (Shelta Cave)
|
Madison
|
Private
|
This cave was a dance hall before it became the home of the National Speleological Society There are over nine species of cave dwelling animals that were first discovered here.
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Beaver Creek Swamp
